diff --git a/fs/ramfs.c b/fs/ramfs.c
index 65dcefc..84ecfa0 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs.c
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if (newchunks > oldchunks) {
-		if (!data) {
+		if (data) {
+			data = ramfs_find_chunk(node, oldchunks - 1);
+		} else {
 			node->data = ramfs_get_chunk();
 			if (!node->data)
 				return -ENOMEM;